Competition Toga Times. Advance Notice about a S. 35 Competition - Word Wrangling.

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Mostly, citizens of the Sweet FA express their thoughts in our peculiar language called English. Unhappily some can only express themselves in shambolic grunts (Pickitt ), images (I believe these are called gifs) or in references to the Simpersons Simpsons .

I was famously a member of Caesar’s international aid project to introduce civilisation across the then known world. This included the Badlands of Isle of Pomgolia (ok numbskulls it is aka now known as England and the occupied territories of Scotland and Wales). We bequeathed those backward folks a number of gifts. These included a more robust DNA, the rudiments of public health - sewage systems, clean water, bathing - public infrastructure like roads, the wheel as well as the basics of now popular games like Qooty, Qoccer, Qicket, Qugger and Qarts.

Importantly, we introduced them to Latin, the beautiful language which is still the foundation of modern Pomgolian English.

Now, I do like words but I am a mere jobber in their use. Luckily in the Sweet FA there is no shortage of brilliant wordsmiths. There are folks who can wrangle words into a great turn of phrase as part of witty banter in their Match Threads. The purpose of this forthcoming competition is to highlight and document excellent use of the language we all use.

The competition is still at a formative stage but is likely to include the following weekly elements:

1. The Weekly “Silver Tongue”. Nominations will be be flagged in this thread by you. I will be the sole arbiter.

2. Mrs Malaprop pays you a visit. It is not hard to write ‘should have’. Yes, it involves two more key strokes than ‘should of’ but it is worth the effort to use the language correctly. Folks who are repeat offenders will be highlighted as will other sometimes funny malaprop. Split infinitives will be excluded, not least because I regularly commit those errors.

You can blame Tigerturbulance for this initiative from the Toga Times. I am an Hon. Associate Professor out at Spotswood. As such, I am obliged to do something and I also have a monstrous bar tab that must be paid.

I must say I dread the day Turbo cops a visit from Mrs Malaprop. I am relying on Mrs Turbo to edit his texts.

I am still working on elements of the competition and would like a team and individual element. More details will be released in the next week or so.

 

[philreich]

Sew jussed becos mye Engrish is terrabel, eim gonna bee pennalized four it now?

 

[Braklet]

Importantly, we introduced them to Latin, the beautiful language which is still the foundation of modern Pomgolian English.

English was, and always will be, a Germanic language.

You can blame Tigerturbulance for this initiative from the Toga Times. I am an Hon. Associate Professor out at Spotswood. As such, I am obliged to do something and I also have a monstrous bar tab that must be paid.

Most professors are itinerant barflies.

 

[Jabba73]

Why is there no other word for Thesaurus?

 

[Braklet]

I'm just waiting for GUH to give me failing grades... that Spotswood gig requires some actual WORK.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I'm just waiting for GUH to give me failing grades... that Spotswood gig requires some actual WORK.

Nope. I expect you will be a regular candidate for the coveted Silver Tongue. I also doubt you would write ‘should of’ or use the classic malaprop, ‘irregardless’.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Hope it goes well Horrie, unfortunately I'm a round peg that won't fit this square hole.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Hope it goes well Horrie, unfortunately I'm a round peg that won't fit this square hole.

Don‘t undersell yourself. I expect you will feature. Besides I am planning a Teams’ component. Be assured it will not involve jokes about Meatshields.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Be assured it will not involve jokes about Meatshields.

That is a pity as I find the term quite endearing.

 

[kickthething]

Most of the words I know are blocked by a filter of one sort or another

 

[Pugsley]

Hope it goes well Horrie, unfortunately I'm a round peg that won't fit this square hole.

That's on another website.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

That's on another website.

 

[Jabba73]

Why is there no other word for Thesaurus?

Incidentally, “Thesaurus” [the-sore-arse] is merely one of an extensive range of categories from the KohPhi collection.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Mostly, citizens of the Sweet FA express their thoughts in our peculiar language called English. Unhappily some can only express themselves in shambolic grunts (Pickitt ), images (I believe these are called gifs) or in references to the Simpersons Simpsons .

I was famously a member of Caesar’s international aid project to introduce civilisation across the then known world. This included the Badlands of Isle of Pomgolia (ok numbskulls it is aka now known as England and the occupied territories of Scotland and Wales). We bequeathed those backward folks a number of gifts. These included a more robust DNA, the rudiments of public health - sewage systems, clean water, bathing - public infrastructure like roads, the wheel as well as the basics of now popular games like Qooty, Qoccer, Qicket, Qugger and Qarts.

Importantly, we introduced them to Latin, the beautiful language which is still the foundation of modern Pomgolian English.

Now, I do like words but I am a mere jobber in their use. Luckily in the Sweet FA there is no shortage of brilliant wordsmiths. There are folks who can wrangle words into a great turn of phrase as part of witty banter in their Match Threads. The purpose of this forthcoming competition is to highlight and document excellent use of the language we all use.

The competition is still at a formative stage but is likely to include the following weekly elements:

1. The Weekly “Silver Tongue”. Nominations will be be flagged in this thread by you. I will be the sole arbiter.

2. Mrs Malaprop pays you a visit. It is not hard to write ‘should have’. Yes, it involves two more key strokes than ‘should of’ but it is worth the effort to use the language correctly. Folks who are repeat offenders will be highlighted as will other sometimes funny malaprop. Split infinitives will be excluded, not least because I regularly commit those errors.

You can blame Tigerturbulance for this initiative from the Toga Times. I am an Hon. Associate Professor out at Spotswood. As such, I am obliged to do something and I also have a monstrous bar tab that must be paid.

I must say I dread the day Turbo cops a visit from Mrs Malaprop. I am relying on Mrs Turbo to edit his texts.

I am still working on elements of the competition and would like a team and individual element. More details will be released in the next week or so.

It's your time to shine, BLUEALLTHRU

constituents.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

It's your time to shine, BLUEALLTHRU

‘‘Twas a rare moment of clarity my dear friend.

 

[Mrs Turbo]

I must say I dread the day Turbo cops a visit from Mrs Malaprop. I am relying on @Mrs Turbo to edit his texts.

Sorry Horrie


I have enough trouble keeping him in line IRL without this added responsibility

 

[kickthething]

‘‘Twas a rare moment of clarity my dear friend.

Do not let that happen again

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Do not let that happen again

It can’t anymore I’ve matured since then.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

It can’t anymore I’ve matured since then.

Believe me, maturity can be overrated. Check out damicky

The other day I was in an escalator with three really obnoxious people. As I left at my floor, I fired off a chickpea curry fuelled fart. It was perfectly timed. I could hear strangled gagging as the doors closed. I chortled.

 

[damicky]

Believe me, maturity can be overrated. Check out damicky

The other day I was in an escalator with three really obnoxious people. As I left at my floor, I fired off a chickpea curry fuelled fart. It was perfectly timed. I could hear strangled gagging as the doors closed. I chortled.

That sounds mature

 

[kickthething]

Believe me, maturity can be overrated. Check out damicky

The other day I was in an escalator with three really obnoxious people. As I left at my floor, I fired off a chickpea curry fuelled fart. It was perfectly timed. I could hear strangled gagging as the doors closed. I chortled.

You expect me to believe you have the ability to control such things…..

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

You expect me to believe you have the ability to control such things…..

Sprung. Truthfully I dropped one of the bags.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Mostly, citizens of the Sweet FA express their thoughts in our peculiar language called English. Unhappily some can only express themselves in shambolic grunts (Pickitt ), images (I believe these are called gifs) or in references to the Simpersons Simpsons .

I was famously a member of Caesar’s international aid project to introduce civilisation across the then known world. This included the Badlands of Isle of Pomgolia (ok numbskulls it is aka now known as England and the occupied territories of Scotland and Wales). We bequeathed those backward folks a number of gifts. These included a more robust DNA, the rudiments of public health - sewage systems, clean water, bathing - public infrastructure like roads, the wheel as well as the basics of now popular games like Qooty, Qoccer, Qicket, Qugger and Qarts.

Importantly, we introduced them to Latin, the beautiful language which is still the foundation of modern Pomgolian English.

Now, I do like words but I am a mere jobber in their use. Luckily in the Sweet FA there is no shortage of brilliant wordsmiths. There are folks who can wrangle words into a great turn of phrase as part of witty banter in their Match Threads. The purpose of this forthcoming competition is to highlight and document excellent use of the language we all use.

The competition is still at a formative stage but is likely to include the following weekly elements:

1. The Weekly “Silver Tongue”. Nominations will be be flagged in this thread by you. I will be the sole arbiter.

2. Mrs Malaprop pays you a visit. It is not hard to write ‘should have’. Yes, it involves two more key strokes than ‘should of’ but it is worth the effort to use the language correctly. Folks who are repeat offenders will be highlighted as will other sometimes funny malaprop. Split infinitives will be excluded, not least because I regularly commit those errors.

You can blame Tigerturbulance for this initiative from the Toga Times. I am an Hon. Associate Professor out at Spotswood. As such, I am obliged to do something and I also have a monstrous bar tab that must be paid.

I must say I dread the day Turbo cops a visit from Mrs Malaprop. I am relying on Mrs Turbo to edit his texts.

I am still working on elements of the competition and would like a team and individual element. More details will be released in the next week or so.

Haha Chipmunk you're a Pomgol.

Good to see you're back on your bullsh*t Grand Uncle Horace . Looking forward to you wrangling my words, and by that I mean you collecting my words rather than having a long, complicated dispute or argument with them. And if you could improve the quality of the vernacular around the place by dispersing silver tongues and whatnot then we all benefit. Godspeed Gramps.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

So ok, I have done a little more work. In truth the work was more shooting the breeze. No more jokes about my version of what shooting the breeze may entail.

I am conscious - sometimes moot, I know - of not entering the domain of the great thread GWS Goose now provides every Season. As well as the weekly individual Silver Tongue and unhappy recipient of a visit from Mrs Malaprop, I am now planning to nominate the Team that really requires improvement.

Haha Chipmunk you're a Pomgol.

Good to see you're back on your bullsh*t Grand Uncle Horace . Looking forward to you wrangling my words, and by that I mean you collecting my words rather than having a long, complicated dispute or argument with them. And if you could improve the quality of the vernacular around the place by dispersing silver tongues and whatnot then we all benefit. Godspeed Gramps.

I chortled. FWIW I believe Chipmunk comes from Inner Pomgolia, which he mistakenly calls London.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Wow!

Now there is a shock. I had settled into the Tigerturbulance poddy marking Mobbs 550th game. Lo and behold Mobbs had to correct Turbo on how to pronounce the word “Gerbil”.

I am now introducing the Mumbler award. Turbo is the inaugural winner. Enjoy, big fella.